Score this one for Gladwell. [...] 
Porn marketing, not the most original. Is it because they have no budget, their creators are uncreative marketers, or their customers or simple?
I am merely a casual observer of the world of typography. And this story was fascinating. I also highly recommend the documentary on Helvetica. [...] 
Here are the slides from my presentation.
Want to see the current unemployment rate for La Crosse plotted against previous observations? Simply type "unemployment rate la crosse" into google and the first hit will produce a google chart. Or hit the link here.
In honor of Black History Month, I turn the mic over to Morgan Freeman. The great actor with a simple idea.
NBER calls the peak. Again, they peg the peak of the cycle to the peak of the employment series.
[...] 
Voter Turnout, via Andrew Gelman.Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
Programs for 10/13/2008 to 10/17/2008
Monday 10/13/2008
Hour One
In the last presidential debate, John McCain referred to health care as a responsibility while Barack Obama called it a [...]
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.It's why we spend so much time on Problem Definition in BUS 230. [...]
Bertrand Russell
British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)
R.I.P., Productivity Pr0n
Friends, I’m done [...]
In addition, there are important dynamics within the uninsured population that are missed by this point-in-time estimate. A problem with the CPS estimate [...]
How people spend their discretionary income – the cash that goes to clothing, electronics, recreation, household goods, alcohol – depends a lot on where they live. People in Greece spend almost 13 times more money on [...]
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current chief McCain economic advisor, is an honest man--which means he's something of a liability on the Straight Talk Express. A few months ago, he [...]
Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning
7/15/2008 05:48:00 PM
Management guru Peter Drucker noted that companies attracting the best knowledge workers will "secure the single biggest factor for competitive advantage." We and other [...]
[...] Let me conclude by restating a point I made at the beginning: As we focus on the problems of our health system, it is easy to forget that much is good about it. Our health system [...]
Income, education, and religion as "background variables" or "treatments"
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Cognitive abilities are important determinants of socioeconomic success. So are socioemotional skills, physical and mental health, perseverance, attention, motivation, and self confidence. They contribute to performance in [...]
Brain scans have provided the most compelling evidence yet that being gay [...]
Don’t worry, you’ve come to the right place. That piece laughable, [...]
Remember Texas's "pole tax," the $5 per customer fee applied to strip clubs in January? Turns out that a state judge has ruled the tax to be a violation of the First [...]
I'm looking forward to the results of 
The 
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Credit Scores by email address. 
Adult Entertainment meets coffee...and runs 
Kanye=Douche and Beyonce=Class.
Technology. Data.
Learn to Wave:
Progress. 
Keep an eye on our recovery 
Excellent interactive graphic from 
For my econometrics class. 
A dynamic map, plotting the openings of 
Via Marginal Revolution: 
